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Also known as Jerzy Aleksander Popiełuszko
Polish Catholic priest, martyr, blessed (1947–1984)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1947-09-14 ) 14 September 1947, Okopy , near Suchowola , Republic of Poland
- Died
- 19 October 1984 (1984-10-19) (aged 37), Włocławek , Polish People's Republic
- Venerated in
- Roman Catholic Church
- Beatified
- 6 June 2010 , Warsaw , Poland by Archbishop Angelo Amato on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI
- Feast
- 19 October
- Attributes
- Cassock
- Patronage
- Solidarity , persecuted Christians , victims of totalitarianism
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1947 births1984 deaths20th-century Polish Roman Catholic priests20th-century Polish trade unionists20th-century Roman Catholic martyrs20th-century venerated ChristiansAssassinated activistsAssassinated dissidentsAssassinated Polish peopleBeatifications by Pope Benedict XVIChaplains of Solidarity (Polish trade union)Deaths by beating in Europe